why not? lake water wouldn't be as bad as sea water, but still. on the steam ship i work on the vacum/suction from the condenser also gives 1/3 the engines power
would be a very leaky ship if the bilge pump needed to be on all the time and be powerd by the main engine. you would also need start the main engine if you wanted to pump out blige water in port or have second smaller pump just for that. I will have to ask the engineers if you need the condensors in and out pumps to be on if you are just running the bilge pump for a moderate amount of time
@Industrial_Revolution SS Bohuslän built in 1914 with a triple expansion steam engine And Färjan 4 built 1920 also triple expansion. No idea when the engine was designed, I know Bohuslän has more tuned up version of a Cargo ship engine
I don't think that is the bilge pump, my guess would be the pump that pumps the water from the condenser back to the boiler
It's possible. A lot of these earlier steam engines never bothered with condensers, though.
why not? lake water wouldn't be as bad as sea water, but still. on the steam ship i work on the vacum/suction from the condenser also gives 1/3 the engines power
When was that engine made? Is it a historic, or fairly modern, steam ship?
would be a very leaky ship if the bilge pump needed to be on all the time and be powerd by the main engine. you would also need start the main engine if you wanted to pump out blige water in port or have second smaller pump just for that.
I will have to ask the engineers if you need the condensors in and out pumps to be on if you are just running the bilge pump for a moderate amount of time
@Industrial_Revolution SS Bohuslän built in 1914 with a triple expansion steam engine And Färjan 4 built 1920 also triple expansion. No idea when the engine was designed, I know Bohuslän has more tuned up version of a Cargo ship engine